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''Recorded mintage:'' est. 66,555, a common date. | ''Recorded mintage:'' est. 66,555, a common date. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 9.59 g, .899 fine silver, 9,46 g | + | ''Specification:'' 9.59 g, 0.899 fine silver, this specimen 9,46 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' Dupl., 1031; Ciani 1268; Laf., 865, Sb 4566. | ''Catalog reference:'' Dupl., 1031; Ciani 1268; Laf., 865, Sb 4566. | ||
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
* Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition,'' Paris: Maison Platt, 1999. | * Duplessy, Jean, ''Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition,'' Paris: Maison Platt, 1999. | ||
| + | * Roberts, James N., ''The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD)'', S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996. | ||
* Sombart, Stéphan, ''Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610)'', Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997. | * Sombart, Stéphan, ''Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610)'', Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997. | ||
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* Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Liste 259,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen & ses Fils, S.A., 2012. | * Elsen, Philippe, et al., ''Liste 259,'' Brussels: Jean Elsen & ses Fils, S.A., 2012. | ||
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| − | * [[France | + | * [[France 1557-M teston|1557-M ''teston à la tête nue, 5ème type'']] |
* [[France 1558 ecu au moulin|1558 ''écu au moulin'']] | * [[France 1558 ecu au moulin|1558 ''écu au moulin'']] | ||
* [[France 1558-A teston|1558-A ''teston au moulin'']] | * [[France 1558-A teston|1558-A ''teston au moulin'']] | ||
| + | * [[France 1558-C teston|1558-C teston]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1558-M teston|1558-M teston]] | ||
* [[France 1559-B teston|1559-B teston]] | * [[France 1559-B teston|1559-B teston]] | ||
* [[France 1559-H teston|1559-H teston]] | * [[France 1559-H teston|1559-H teston]] | ||
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* [[France 1559-B henri d'or|1559-B ''henri d'or'']] | * [[France 1559-B henri d'or|1559-B ''henri d'or'']] | ||
* [[France 1560-D teston|1560-D teston]] | * [[France 1560-D teston|1560-D teston]] | ||
| + | * [[France 1560-L teston|1560-L teston]] | ||
* [[France 1560-M teston|1560-M teston]] | * [[France 1560-M teston|1560-M teston]] | ||
* [[Bearn 1571 teston]] | * [[Bearn 1571 teston]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:22, 1 April 2026
This specimen was lot 1054 in Jean Elsen price list 259 (Brussels, January-March 2012), where it was offered at €300. The catalog noted,
"FRANCE ROYALE, François II (1559-1560), AR teston, 1559 K, Bordeaux. 2e type. A l'effigie et au titre de son père Henri II. Droit: B. cuirassé à droite. Revers: Ecu de France couronné, entre deux H couronnés. Très Beau (kingdom of France, Francis II (1559-60). silver teston of 1559. Bordeaux mint, second type, with the bust of Henry II. Obverse: armored bust to right; reverse: crowned arms of France between two crowned H's. Very fine.)"
The portrait is of Henry II (r. 1547-59) tho issued during the reign of Francis II. Milled coinage was experimental in the sixteenth century and would not be generally adopted in France until the reform of 1640-42. This type is listed in Duplessy for 1559-60.
Recorded mintage: est. 66,555, a common date.
Specification: 9.59 g, 0.899 fine silver, this specimen 9,46 g.
Catalog reference: Dupl., 1031; Ciani 1268; Laf., 865, Sb 4566.
- Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
- Roberts, James N., The Silver Coins of Medieval France (476-1610 AD), S. Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1996.
- Sombart, Stéphan, Franciae IV: Catalogue des Monnaies Royales Françaises de François Ier à Henri IV (1540-1610), Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 1997.
- Elsen, Philippe, et al., Liste 259, Brussels: Jean Elsen & ses Fils, S.A., 2012.
Link to:
- 1557-M teston à la tête nue, 5ème type
- 1558 écu au moulin
- 1558-A teston au moulin
- 1558-C teston
- 1558-M teston
- 1559-B teston
- 1559-H teston
- 1559-L teston
- 1559-M teston
- 1559-B demi-henri d'or
- 1559-B henri d'or
- 1560-D teston
- 1560-L teston
- 1560-M teston
- Bearn 1571 teston
- 1576-A franc au col plat
- Coins and currency dated 1559
- return to French royal coinage (to 1793)